"Love Days" is the fourth Japanese single released by Korean boy group The Boss, continuing their "Love Series" trend. It was released on December 7, 2011, on their Japanese label Sony Music Entertainment.
| "Love Days" | ||||
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| Single by The Boss | ||||
| from the album Love Letters | ||||
| A-side | "Love Days" | |||
| B-side |
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| Released | December 7, 2011 (Japan) | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sho Kiryuin | |||
| The Boss singles chronology | ||||
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| Limited Edition cover | ||||
 Limited Edition A cover | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Limited Edition B cover | ||||
The title song is written by Kiryuin Sho of the band Golden Bomber; he later recorded his own cover version of it, which was released as a digital single on November 2, 2018[1] and included in his album Kojin Shisan, released on December 5, 2018.[2]
Single information
editThe title track, "Love Days", was featured as the ending theme of the show Geino Bang+ in December 2011. The second track on the single, "Taiyō ga Noboru Basho", is an up-tempo song, while the third track included "Futari no Suki na Akanezora".
The single was released in three different versions, including a regular edition, limited edition A and limited edition B. Limited edition A includes a CD, a DVD and a booklet. Limited edition B includes a CD and a DVD with a special video about the group's life in Japan. First press regular edition releases are filled with trading cards, one out of six in each release.[3]
Track list
editCD
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Days" (NTV show Geino Bang+ December Ending Theme) | Sho Kiryuin | Sho Kiryuin | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Taiyō ga Noboru Basho" (太陽が昇る場所) | H.U.B | Butterfly Effect | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Futari no Suki na Akanezora" (二人の好きな茜空) | Canna | Kazunori Fujimoto | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Love Days -instrumental-" | 4:07 | ||
| Total length: | 17:21 | |||
Limited edition A DVD
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Days Music Video" | |
| 2. | "Making Of Love Days" |
Limited edition B DVD
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kore! Yatte miyō!" (これ！やってみよう！) | 10:20 |
| Total length: | 10:20 | |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Daily Singles Chart[4] | 7 | |
| Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5] | 7 | 17,758 |
| Japan Oricon Monthly Singles Chart[6] | 40 | 18,950 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | December 7, 2011 | CD+DVD A SRCL-7825～7826[7] CD+DVD B SRCL-7827～7828[8] CD SRCL-7829[9] |
Sony Music Entertainment |
References
edit- ^ "鬼龍院翔セルフカバーアルバム『個人資産』より「Love Days」を先行配信いたします。".
- ^ "12/5(水) 0:00～鬼龍院翔セルフカバーアルバム『個人資産』を配信いたします。".
- ^ "The Boss to release 4th Japanese single "Love Days" on December 7th". Koreaboo. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ "Super Junior, The Boss, SHINee, Rainbow and more in today's Oricon daily and weekly rankings". Koreaboo. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ "2011年12月第3週の邦楽シングルランキング情報". Oricon.
- ^ "2011年12月のCDシングル月間ランキング". Oricon. September 2011.
- ^ "Love Days [w/ DVD, Limited Edition /Type A]". CD JAPAN.
- ^ "Love Days [w/ DVD, Limited Edition /Type B]". CD JAPAN.
- ^ "Love Days [Regular Edition]". CD JAPAN.
External links
edit- The Boss discography at Sony Music (in Japanese)
- The Boss Japanese official site (in Japanese)